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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Years before I started scrapbooking I did this cute little craft with Chloe for her Junior Kindergarten class. We made tear bears out of paper brown paper bags. Now I thought I'd try using these cute little creatures on my layout's....except this time I used mulberry paper to get more of a soft fluffy effect. Actually this paper is called 'pineapple' paper made with the husks of pineapple plants, it works equally as well as mulberry paper.

Above is a page I made using this embellishment......and guess what? If you like it.....I have this very l/o for sale at my etsy shop! Here is a pic of the premade l/o 'Beary Sweet' and some close-ups.....

I've also added a couple more premade layouts for sale at my etsy shop. Last time the pages went so quick not too many people had a chance at them. I've had a number of inquiries on this one particular page so I made a similar one up again and also made it in a pink colour scheme. Here are some pic's and close-ups.....

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Over the years I've had many people ask me if I'd consider doing pre-made layouts of my scrapbook pages .....so I've decided to finally do some and add them to my etsy shop. Here are a few of my designs with close-up details.....

Another pre-made layout......

Another premade layout....

If you like what you see or would like more information please come check out my etsy shop at this link Gabrielle's Tiny Treasures ....my pages take quite a bit of time to create but I will endeavour to have more up soon so that you all can take advantage of combined shipping on these.

I always enjoy doing-up my l/o's for the Zva Creative design team. Working with all the pretty crystal elements....who wouldn't love that LOL! Here is a page I made up yesterday using a photo I took of Chloe when she was just a baby (I did a calendar with photos I took of Chloe in the 'Anne Geddes' style, and sent they calendar as a gift to family in Europe) Here are some close up pic's of the embellishments......

Zva will be coming out with some new and exciting products next month for the summer CHA show.....I'll be sure to post the l/o's I make with them for everyone to see here!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A few days ago I received my copies of the Summer issue for Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine. It was so exciting to see a page I made called 'Summertime Memories' in print!! A dear friend of mine Liz Qualman arranged for a series of articles inwhich she and I and two other good friends, Robbie Herring and Debbie Davidson are contributing artists! The articles are on flourishes.....the spring issue featured cyrstal flourishes, the summer issue was all about stitched flourishes. Above is the layout I made for this article. I designed the flourish and hand stitched it, adding some patterned paper in it for added effect. There is also a pull out sheet in the magazine with the flourish designs as a bonus! The photo is one I took at my sweet SIL's cottage last summer of the girls playing in the sand with their uncle.

Here is a cover shot of the Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine....

The Fall issue will be all about rub-on flourishes and creative ways to use them on your pages! We've cooked up some really cute ideas for your scrapbook pages so if you get a chance to pick up an issue, do check it out!

On a side note.....I've been working hard on getting some exciting new things done for my etsy site! ......I've been asked if I would make premade scrapbook pages for the site....so I've been trying to get some done.....they should be up in a few days so keep checking! :)

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Such a beautiful line-up of kits this month at My Creative Scrapbook!! I'm going to start with the Limited Edition kit again as this one was such a big favourite of mine this month! This kit is packed with ALL the papers in the BasicGrey Wisteria line plus the colour Chipboard elements, stickers and letter stickers (love the size and style of the letter stickers....so pretty!!) Plus loads of Prima goodies in this one too, beautiful blooms and crystals, lot's of fun little extras! Here are some l/o's I made with this kit......

This is a layout I made of my nephew and his new baby girl using the LE kit, I love the ribbons in this kit, they have the wire edges that make it easy to make a beautiful bow.....Here's one more page I made with the LE kit, and I still had plenty more goodies from the kit to do more! This is a photo I recently took of Chloe, she has so many different hairdo's, I thought Cameleon was a good title for the l/o....Now on to the main kit for June.....another fun filled kit featuring the pretty papers by LilyBee Designs, from their French Couture collection. This kit is packed with gorgeous embellies too! Lovely bronze colour crystal flourishes by ZVA CREATIVE, the crystals in this kit is one of my all time favourite designs by Zva. Here's the first l/o I made with this kit (you'll love the pretty extra's in this kit...the brads are like little pieces of jewellery)....The rose in the corner of this l/o was hand made! I posted a tutorial at MCS if anyone wants to give this a try ... Rose Tutorial ..... here are some close-up pics of this page....Here is a second l/o I made using the same kit, there are such pretty rub-ons included in this kit by Fancy Pants!.....

And here is a 3rd layout I made using the Main kit for June, .....this is a picture I took of the girls a few weeks back when we went on a little weekend walk.....

Still more lovely kit's available this month at MCS. Here are two l/o's I made using the Creative kit which features these beautiful papers by Jillybean Soup.....The clusters of roses on this page were handmade using the patterned paper in the kit. I've posted another tutorial at MCS on how to make these cute little blooms (thanks Helen!).... Rose Bloom Tutorial ....here are some close-up pics!

And finally if you want something a little different again....check out the Album kit from MCS this month....full of pretty papers by Scenic Route.....here is a l/o I made with this kit, I found this sweet photo of Chloe when she was a little over a year old,the papers in this kit were perfect for it!....I made the red blooms using the EK Success Retro Flower punch, I simply centered the punch over the dotted red paper to get the cute little red blooms, here are some close-ups.....

So there you are, 4 beautiful kits for the month of June! Want more inspiration? Go check out how the rest of the Design Team used these kits! You won't be disappointed!

Please Note: There were some technical difficulties this morning on the main website, but you can see the kits revealed in the announcement area of the message board. The shopping carts are still open for ordering and the kits will all be shipping as scheduled.

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Gabrielle Pollacco

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About Me

Hi everyone!
I'm a stay at home mom of two wonderful girls and am married to the love of my life Steve. I started scrapbooking in 2006 when my sister introduced me to it and haven't looked back since! I would say my style is ever changing but if I were to name a style I'd say its 'shabby-chic/vintage'. I've been published in Creating Keepsakes Magazine, Memory Makers Magazine and Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine, Scrap365 Magazine, Canadian Scrapbooker and Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine along with a number of online Magazines. I have been on a number of Designs teams in the past including Daisy D's, Zva Creative, The Color Room and am presently on the Design Team for Bo Bunny, Webster's Pages and Dusty Attic, Maja Design and Scrap365 Magazine. This is my place to share what I'm working on and some new techniques and products I love.